The Salon/Sanctuary series was founded in 2009 by Jessica Gould, Artistic Director, with GEMS as fiscal sponsor. The series offers an opportunity to hear early music in the kinds of spaces for which it was intended. Sacred music is presented in appropriate sanctuaries, while salon repertoire is heard in the 18th-century-style Abigail Adams Smith Auditorium, owned and operated by the Colonial Dames of America.
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PLEASE NOTE:
1. Mailed tickets arrive in a window envelope with "GEMS" as return address.
2. If tickets are ordered within one week of the performance, they will be held at the door.
3. Your credit card will show the charge as 'PAYPAL *GOTHAMEARLY'
4. There is a $5 charge per order to cover credit card processing fees. It is NOT a shipping charge; ignore PayPal's indications.
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Enjoy a WEEKEND IN ITALY!
Two-concert "Weekend Pass" includes:
Friday, Feb. 24th ~ Evolution of the Concerto Grosso -and-
Sunday, Feb. 26th ~ Mary/Magdalene
for the discount price of $30!
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The Evolution of the Concerto Grosso
Juilliard415
Juilliard415 artistic director and master violinist Monica Huggett leads the ensemble in works of Boccherini, Muffat, Stradella, and van Wassenaer.
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Friday, February 24, 2012 at 8 pm
The Abigail Adams Smith Auditorium
417 East 61st Street
(between York and 1st Avenues)
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| Mary/Magdalene Jessica Gould, soprano & Meg Bragle, mezzo The Salon/Sanctuary Chamber Ensemble
The
passion story as told by its female protagonists, as heard through
recently discovered repertoire by Ferrandini, Pergolesi, and Ristori.
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| Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 3 pm The Church of the Epiphany
1393 York Avenue (at 74th Street)
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Robert Mealy, violin
Gonzalo Ruiz, oboe
Dominic Teresi, bassoon
Kenneth Weiss, harpsichord
Members of Juilliard Baroque perform German and Bohemian masterworks in
the intimate mirrored hall of The Abigail Adams Smith Auditorium. Music
of J.S. Bach , C.P.E. Bach, Handel, Teleman, and Zelenka.
A wine and cheese reception will follow the performance.
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Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 8 pm
The Abigail Adams Smith Auditorium
417 East 61st Street
(between York and 1st Avenues)
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PLEASE NOTE:
1. Mailed tickets arrive in a window envelope with "GEMS" as return address.
2. If tickets are ordered within one week of the performance, they will be held at the door.
3. Your credit card will show the charge as 'PAYPAL *GOTHAMEARLY'
4. There is a $5 charge per order to cover credit card processing fees. It is NOT a shipping charge; ignore PayPal's indications.
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The Ornament of the World
Jose Lemos, countertenor
Ensemble Lipzodes
As New York City commemorates the tenth anniversary of 9/11, Salon/Sanctuary Concerts joins The Steven Wise Free Synagogue in recalling an era of unprecedented civic harmony among the three Abrahamic faiths in pre-Expulsion Spain. The Ornament of the World will feature acclaimed Brazilian countertenor Jose Lemos and medieval instrument ensemble Lipzodes in a concert of music from the period of the convivencia, sung in Hebrew, Castilian and Arabic. The event, inspired by the best-selling book The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in pre-Expulsion Spain, by Yale University Sterling Professor of Humanities Maria Rosa Menocal, will include a pre-concert lecture.
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Saturday, September 17, 2011
7 pm pre-concert lecture
8 pm concert
The Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
30 West 68th Street
| Tickets will be available at the door, starting at 6:30 pm.
$25 ($15 Students/Seniors/EMA members)
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| Chamber Music of Royal France
Juilliard415
Juilliard415 faculty member and harpsichordist Kenneth Weiss leads the ensemble in intimate masterworks from the age of Versailles. The elegant mirrored hall of the Abigail Adams Smith Auditorium provides the perfect setting for works of Clerambault, Couperin, Francouer, Marais and Rameau.
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Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 8 pm
The Abigail Adams Smith Auditorium
417 East 61st Street
(between York and 1st Avenues)
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From Lübeck to Leipzig
Larry Long, organ
Works of J.S. Bach and his contemporaries, including Georg Böhm, Nicolaus Bruhns, and Dieterich Buxtehude.
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Sunday, November 13, 2011 at 4 pm
Church of the Epiphany
1393 York Avenue at 74th Street
Online ticketing for this event has ended.
Tickets will be available at the door beginning at 3:30 pm Sunday.
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From Ghetto to Palazzo
Vocal Works of Salamone Rossi Hebreo
Clarion Music Society
Back by popular demand, last season's sold-out concert of vocal works by the Jewish-Italian composer Salamone Rossi, (c. 1570 – 1630), will be performed by members of the Clarion Music Society. The concert will feature both liturgical works in Hebrew composed for the synagogue and secular Italian madrigals composed for the Gonzaga court.
Presenting the sacred music for clandestine services and the madrigals penned in the idiom of the dominant culture, the program will reflect upon the timeless balance between tradition and assimilation, so central to Jewish history.
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Sunday, November 20, 2011
4 pm
Congregation Shearith Israel
Central Park West at 70th St.
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| Christo è nato
Trefoil
The ancient themes of the Christmas season--Advent, Nativity, and Epiphany--find eloquent voice in this program of laude from 14th-century Italy.
Drew Minter, countertenor, harp & percussion
Mark Rimple, countertenor, lute & psaltery
Marcia Young, soprano & harps
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Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 8 pm
Church of the Epiphany
1393 York Avenue at 74th Street
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A Salon/Sanctuary Concerts Special Event
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 8 pm
The Abigail Adams Smith Auditorium
417 East 61st Street (between First and York Avenues)
Internationally renowned actor MATTHEW MODINE
and TONY nominee MELISSA ERRICO
"MORE BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH"
A benefit for Americans United for Separation of Church and State
The CLARION SOCIETY with guest soloists soprano JESSICA GOULD
and tenor KARIM SULAYMAN
Stage Director ERICA GOULD
Protean genius and primary architect of the
Doctrine of Separation of Church and State, Jefferson was also an accomplished
violinist and four-year resident of Paris before he became our third
President. His romance with the married, Italian-born
painter/composer/musician Maria Cosway during his post as Minister Plenipotentiary
to France leaves a trove of letters which render the soundscape of the French
Revolution with startling precision.
Matthew Modine and Melissa Errico star in a dramatic presentation drawn from
the Jefferson/Cosway letters, intertwined with the performance of music
mentioned in their correspondence, including works by Sacchini, Hewitt, and
rarely heard compositions by Cosway herself.
A gala reception will follow the performance.
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Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 8 pm
The Abigail Adams Smith Auditorium
417 East 61st Street
(between York and 1st Avenues)
Some discount student tickets for $35 may be available at the door.
| Online sales have ended.
Tickets will be available at the door beginning at 7:30 pm while supplies last.
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| La Serenissima: Music of Venice and Her Others
Jessica Gould, soprano; Daniel Swenberg, theorbo; Bradley Brookshire, organ
The Rose of The Compass Ensemble
Nina Stern, recorders & chalumeau: Ara Dinkjian, oud: Glen Velez, percussion
The Most Serene Republic maintained an extraordinary level of civil peace throughout its long reign as the dominant power of the Mediterranean. With an economic engine that thrived on diversity, an Arabic School, an Armenian Church, and Dalmatian colonies provided just a few of the non-western voices of the Venetian seicento. Motets of Strozzi, Rigatti, Cavalli, and Monteverdi performed in alteration with music of the Turkish, Armenian, and Dalmatian communities offer a window onto the Venetian mosaic.
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Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 3 pm
The Chapel of St. Bartholomew's
325 Park Avenue (at East 51st Street)
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We invite you to consider a donation to the Salon/Sanctuary series at one of the following levels and enjoy the following benefits:
$1000+ All of the below plus a complimentary GEMS CD and four complimentary tickets to all Salon/Sanctuary events for the next season
$500+ Same as below with a complimentary Salon/Sanctuary Sampler CD
$250+ Same as below with four complimentary guest tickets to any Salon/ Sanctuary concert
$100+ Same as below with two complimentary guest tickets to any Salon/ Sanctuary concert
$50+ Acknowledgement in all our season programs and a complimentary guest ticket for one Salon/Sanctuary concert
All donors will enjoy priority seating to all concerts as recognition for their generosity. The full amount of your donation is tax-deductible.
To donate by check, call 212-866-0468 for details. Thank you!
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For inquiries regarding future programming for Salon/Sanctuary Concerts, please email or call (347) 229-6968.
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